Development of transparent composites using wheat straw fibers for light-transmitting building applications

Tong, Jiewei; Wang, Xuan; Kuai, Bingbin; Gao, Jingshu; Zhang, Yaoli; Huang, Zhenhua; Cai, Liping

doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113685

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“…Due to global climate change, there is an urgent need to find a woody material that can replace wood and thus reduce the deforestation of native trees and the loss of forest resources [ 1 , 2 ]. It is necessary to find alternative woody materials which are low cost, have excellent mechanical properties, and are easy to harvest, versatile, and renewable, to solve the above problem [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]. In recent years, bamboo has gained more attention due to its abundance, sustainability, excellent physical properties, and ease of harvest.…”

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Change in Micro-Morphology and Micro-Mechanical Properties of Thermally Modified Moso Bamboo

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In recent years, saturated steam heat treatment has been considered as an environmentally friendly and cost-effective modification method compared with traditional heat treatment media. In this study, bamboo was treated by saturated steam, and the change in chemical composition, cellulose crystallinity index, micro-morphology, and micromechanical properties were analyzed by a wet chemistry method, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), nanoindentation, and so on. Results illustrated that the parenchyma cell walls were distorted due to the decomposition of hemicellulose and cellulose in bamboo samples. As expected, the hemicellulose and cellulose content decreased, whereas the lignin content increased significantly. In addition, the cellulose crystallinity index and thus the micromechanical properties of bamboo cell walls increased. For example, the hardness increased from 0.69 GPa to 0.84 GPa owing to the enhanced crystallinity index and lignin content.

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Change in Micro-Morphology and Micro-Mechanical Properties of Thermally Modified Moso Bamboo

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“…32 Tong and co-workers successfully prepared transparent materials by processing wheat straw into 5- to 7 mm fibers and compounding them with resins. 34 However, the strength and degradability of the material are also limited by the type of resin matrix. Attention has not been paid to the preparation of high-performance films without destroying the structure of straw biomass.…”

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Anisotropic, ultrastrong and light-transmission film designed on wheat straw

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“…When bamboo and bamboo-based products are applied in decoration and construction projects, they can be easily affected by fungi [ 6 ], water [ 7 ], and UV [ 8 ]. Therefore, it is of great important to find a modification method that can effectively improve the dimensional stability, physical properties, and mold-resistance property of bamboo, and thus expand the application field of bamboo and bamboo-based products and extend its service life [ 9 , 10 , 11 ].…”

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Multi-Scale Evaluation of the Effect of Thermal Modification on Chemical Components, Dimensional Stability, and Anti-Mildew Properties of Moso Bamboo

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By promoting greenhouse gas sequestration, bamboo and bamboo-based products can improve carbon storage, and thus help decrease greenhouses gas emission through replacing traditional products like concrete, steel, and alloy. Thermal modification is a useful way to effectively enhance the dimensional stability and mold-resistance property of bamboo and bamboo-based products compared with chemical treatment. This work investigates the change in anti-mildew properties, micro-structure, and chemical composition of bamboo after heat treatment. Saturated steam heat treatment was applied for this project. SEM results showed that the structural damage of parenchyma cells resulted in the separation of thin-walled cells and vascular bundles. Thus, the original regular structure of bamboo, characterized by plump and intact cells, changed markedly. After thermal modification, bamboo samples exhibited improved dimensional stability and anti-fungal properties due to the decrement of hemicellulose and cellulose. The hardness and MOE of the modified bamboo were 0.75 and 20.6 GPa, respectively.

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Development of transparent composites using wheat straw fibers for light-transmitting building applications

Cited by 34 publications

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Change in Micro-Morphology and Micro-Mechanical Properties of Thermally Modified Moso Bamboo

Change in Micro-Morphology and Micro-Mechanical Properties of Thermally Modified Moso Bamboo

Anisotropic, ultrastrong and light-transmission film designed on wheat straw

Multi-Scale Evaluation of the Effect of Thermal Modification on Chemical Components, Dimensional Stability, and Anti-Mildew Properties of Moso Bamboo

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